India's Aadhar By Arun Mahendrakar The book begins by discussing the development and complexities involved in creating the Aadhar platform. The extensive research done in this regard has been detailed very well. The single purpose of Aadhar - identity verification - is the core of its elegance.
This is followed by sections that discuss its implementation, security and its 'ubiquitous' so to speak applicability. Aadhar's multi-factor authentication aligns with the current industry standard of verifying at least two pieces of information in two different ways. The book then reviews about 10 ideas that have the potential to transformation India to a truly developed nation.
Provisioning of subsidies directly to customers for LPG has already the country saved billions of rupees. This concept is applied to a few other crucial scenarios as well. Are you worried or stressed? Click here for Expert Advice. Also, get complete details. Comment 0. Of civic minded citizens who left high paying jobs in the US and Indian corporate sector and consumed by a mission to bring about social and economic transformation using technology end result being each Indian having a unique identity.
This is still work in progress and sooner than later, hopefully all the Crore Indians we will reach there soon! So much about part 1 of the book. A bunch of spirited guys who do a great job do need bragging rights….
It is part 2 of the book which makes for compelling reading. The technology solutions are simple. I only wish that the current Government uses the services of Mr. Nilekani to truly transform our bureaucracy…our institutions…and our government…. He is still in his early sixties and possibly he can mentor a dozen more Nandans who in turn will build or repair a dozen vital institutions in the country and can carry the good work forward….
Apr 16, offline rated it it was amazing Shelves: Feb 14, Harsh Tibarewala rated it it was amazing. I am an optimistic and believe in such powerful thoughts. Apr 30, Sasidhar Thumuluri rated it it was amazing. An easy read with so many interesting ideas how technology can tranform India.
The authors, Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah, were colleagues in one of the world's most innovative and largest projects Aadhar that helped create unique identities for over a billion citizens of India with biometric records.
They describe in the book how Aadhar can be central to several utilities such as banking, government payments, subsidy distribution, and elections. They argue for a platform model of governance w An easy read with so many interesting ideas how technology can tranform India. They argue for a platform model of governance wherein most critical public goods such as education, healthcare, justice system, taxation, transportation, energy distribution can be delivered efficiently and leak proof.
The authors propose to build 12 such platforms with a start-up culture within government under a strong leadership. They borrow from their experience in UIDAI where they were able to pull off incredible innovations that led up to what we see today Aadhar is able to achieve and the immense potential it carries in unifying India in many ways. A great book overall. It provides not only a roadmap for Digital Transformation of India but hope for a bright future.
Even more pertinent for post-Covid India I believe. Feb 15, Nihar rated it it was amazing. There are many books which talk about problems, causes of bad performance in overall governance in India and in that process mention briefly about solutions to those problems which is actually peripheral to the scope of those books.
However, this book is completely opposite. It gives solutions and that to technology driven solutions. Being from IT background I can clearly realize the importance of the ideas mentioned in this book. Mr Nandan has already proved himself as a successful technology e There are many books which talk about problems, causes of bad performance in overall governance in India and in that process mention briefly about solutions to those problems which is actually peripheral to the scope of those books.
Mr Nandan has already proved himself as a successful technology entrepreneur and the solutions that he has mentioned here for the issues concerning governance in India are practical and if implemented successfully can transform India as we know it. I can see this government slowly and steadily implementing some of those ideas. However, I want them to be bit faster in implementing them.
Our bureaucrats should read these kind of book and understand the importance of technology in governance. Futuristic vision of a India, empowered by utilisation of Technology in all sectors possible, be it Jurisdictions, Economy, Policies and regulations, Government structure, Expenditure tracking, across various government scheme, and more.
Technology is the only way to move ahead. Be it in terms of cost reduction or making any process smoother. I would definitely recommend this book to the current Techies and Geeks of India to Futuristic vision of a India, empowered by utilisation of Technology in all sectors possible, be it Jurisdictions, Economy, Policies and regulations, Government structure, Expenditure tracking, across various government scheme, and more. Give it go! Aug 17, Renu rated it really liked it.
This book deals with the background story of recent technological changes that happened in India. This book can be divided into two sections. First, which talks about making of aadhaar and benefit it has provided. Second, the benefit aadhaar and use of other technologies can provide to administration to increase transparency. Also, It was fascinating to know how cashless payment, booking cab, hotel, travel tickets online came into picture and ultimately became very popular.
It was very useful book This book deals with the background story of recent technological changes that happened in India. As innovations go, the wheel might seem the ubiquitous driver of cultural evolution. But Richard Bulliet's technological history reveals complexities. The wheel was invented 3 times with fixed and moving wheels on axles both emerging 5, years ago, and casters a mere ; defined differently by the rail and automobile industries; and eschewed by civilizations such as the pre-Columbian Olmecs.
Hitched in turn to rickshaws, ox carts, Mongolian mobile homes, barouches and bicycles, this is a deft narrative.
You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar. Reprints and Permissions. Kiser, B. Books in brief. Since Independence, we have built many great institutions which have withstood the test of time—our Constitution, universal suffrage, the parliamentary system, our courts, the civil services, the federal structure and the separation of powers, among many others.
The checks and balances governing our democracy have largely worked. The stark divides between the haves and the have-nots continue to exist, and are getting sharper than ever. Our formal sector—the section of society that holds government-issued IDs in a pre-Aadhaar era , pays its taxes, takes out loans—is a thin layer on top of a vast, self-organized informal sector, which remains largely outside the purview of the government, struggling to claw its way up the ladder of economic prosperity.
We expect our elected politicians to provide a springboard for our aspirations. We expect them to create an environment where children go to school for high-quality education, where good healthcare is easily accessible to everyone, where entrepreneurs thrive and create enough well-paying jobs for every able person. We expect our government to be the provider of the last resort—to build social safety nets for those unfortunate enough to have fallen through the cracks of society.
The politics of India is the politics of the past—marked by caste inequalities, religious conflicts and reservations. The politics of the future is the politics of meeting a billion aspirations, the weight of which will crush anyone who fails to deliver. The money was being diverted to contractors, village headmen and government officials instead.
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